Some viewers were left unimpressed by scores that were awarded to a couple on the latest episode of Strictly Come Dancing, with there now more complaints of "overmarking".
Saturday's episode opened with a performance by reality TV star Pete Wicks, 36, and his dance partner Jowita Przystał, 30. They danced a tango to the song Easy Lover by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins on the BBC show this weekend.
The performance received a score of 29 from the judges. Craig Revel Horwood, 59, awarded him a six and Motsi Mabuse, 43, gave a seven, whilst head judge Shirley Ballas, 64, and former pro Anton Du Beke, 58, both gave an eight.
Although there's support for Pete and Jowita among fans, some viewers took to X, formerly known as Twitter, following the scoring to share their frustration. It comes following criticism in previous weeks over some scores on Strictly.
One fan tweeted on Saturday: "Pete's Tango was what you'd expect in week 3 not week 10. WTF were those 8 paddles!?" Another said: "No way was that Tango worth an 8." A third wrote: "The scoring tonight is WILD [...] Pete very overscored."
Someone commented: "Knew Shirley would overmarked Pete." Another said: "Of course Shirley and Anton would give Pete an 8." Whilst one viewer said: "Shirley and Anton overmarking, surprise ... not." Another said: "Shirley agreed with Motsi's critique yet still awarded Pete one mark higher than her."
Sharing their thoughts, one fan wrote in a tweet on the platform this week: "Can the judges PLEASE vote/score fairly. It seems the contestants who CAN dance are critiqued more meanwhile Pete Wicks gets smoke blown up his a***?!"
Pete and Jowita however were bottom of the leaderboard following the other remaining couples' performances on Saturday night. Fans are now awaiting the next dance-off, which will feature in Sunday night's result show.
Whilst giving feedback to Pete on Saturday, Motsi said: "I loved your topline, because it was quite controlled and steady and it gave the tone to the dance. All your open work is always brilliant [but] when you were doing the tango pieces, I did feel a little bit of hesitation but only because I think you're trying so hard, which is a good thing."
Shirley said as part of her response: "I feel that you're quite an extraordinary performer. [...] What I love this week is you've come out and are absolutely focused on the job at hand. [...] I love visual improvement. [...] I thought you did very well this week."
Anton said in his feedback: "Credit where credit's due. I mean, you've improved so dramatically. [...] Your posture is absolutely super now. [...] Your open work I've loved for weeks [and] when you're dancing in closed position [...] you just need to get into your knees and feel like you're sitting into the dance. But I have to say, it's just a joy watching slightly improve every week."
Craig's critique included him saying to Pete: "It's not difficult to improve on last week! I do love you though darling, I do. The footwork was a little but unsure, I felt, a little bit unsteady. And the timing I thought was just a little bit slower behind and that's only because I think you're lacking the drive that this dance needs. But I loved the sharpness of it."
Addressing previous criticism of her judging, as reported by the Sun, Shirley said recently: "I judge without fear or favour. I'm just someone who sits in that chair as head judge to stay in my lane and judge the dancing - legs, feet, body co-ordination, synchronisation and chemistry between the leader and the follower." And she told the Daily Mail: "The audiences at home see certain camera angles, with all the effects and things like leaves falling down on the screen. But as judges we just see the cold ballroom as it is. We see all the footwork and landings, little mistakes, things like that, that influence our decision."
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